Rich Gossage

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: July 5, 1951 in Colorado Springs, CO us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 9th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Roy J. Wasson HS (Colorado Springs, CO).

High School: Roy J. Wasson HS (Colorado Springs, CO)

School: Colorado State University-Pueblo (Pueblo, CO)

Debut: April 16, 1972 (Age 20-286d, 13,207th in major league history)
vs. KCR 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 8, 1994 (Age 43-034d)
vs. TEX 3.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2008. (Voted by BBWAA on 466/543 ballots)
View Rich Gossage's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Richard Michael Gossage

Nicknames: Goose

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.1

124

107

ERA

3.01

1002

310

1809.1

1502

WHIP

1.232

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	11 (10)	Apr 16 (1)	SFG		ATL	L,2-7	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	14 (2)	Apr 18	SFG		SDP	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	16 (1)	Apr 21	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-8	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	20 (3)	Apr 26	SFG	@	STL	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	23 (2)	Apr 29	SFG	@	PIT	W,4-3		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	24	Apr 30	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-11	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	26 (1)	May 2	SFG		CHC	W,4-0	GF	7	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	34 (7)	May 12	SFG	@	MON	W,2-1	GF	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	38 (3)	May 16	SFG	@	PHI	W,13-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	40 (1)	May 19	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-3	GF	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	44 (3)	May 24	SFG		MON	L,0-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	52 (7)	Jun 2	SFG	@	ATL	W,7-6	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	54 (1)	Jun 4	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-6	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	58 (3)	Jun 7	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-12	GF	11	2.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
15	61 (2)	Jun 10	SFG		SDP	W,1-0		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	62	Jun 11	SFG		SDP	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	66 (3)	Jun 16	SFG		CIN	L,4-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	72 (5)	Jun 23	SFG	@	SDP	W,8-7		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	74 (1)	Jun 25	SFG	@	SDP	L,7-10	GF	8	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	77 (2)	Jun 28	SFG	@	HOU	L,3-7		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	78	Jun 29	SFG		CHC	W,12-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	82 (3)	Jul 4	SFG	@	PIT	L,3-5	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	85 (2)	Jul 7	SFG	@	STL	L,4-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	87 (1)	Jul 9	SFG	@	STL	L,4-6		5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	89 (1)	Jul 14	SFG		PIT	L,4-7	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	92 (2)	Jul 17	SFG		STL	W,8-4	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	95 (2)	Jul 20	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	98 (2)	Jul 23	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-9	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	102 (3)	Jul 27	SFG	@	ATL	L,1-10		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	104 (1)	Jul 29	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-8	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	107 (2)	Aug 2	SFG	@	LAD	L,4-7		7	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
				Player went from San Francisco Giants to New York Yankees
32	117	Aug 13	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-7		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	120 (2)	Aug 16	NYY	@	MIL	L,1-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
34	122 (1)	Aug 18	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	125 (2)	Aug 21	NYY		BOS	W,6-4	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	127 (1)	Aug 23	NYY		BOS	L,1-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	129 (1)	Aug 24 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-9	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	134 (4)	Aug 29	NYY		OAK	L,5-19		13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	140 (5)	Sep 5	NYY	@	SEA	W,12-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	142 (1)	Sep 7	NYY	@	SEA	W,6-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	150 (7)	Sep 17	NYY		SEA	L,0-3	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
42	153 (2)	Sep 22	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							42gm		58.0	7	4	1	12	1